Chapter 1 What's New at a Glance

This chapter highlights new features added to the Solaris 8 Update
releases.

Table 1-1 Solaris 8 Features

Description

First Released
in . . .

Upgrading

The Patch Analyzer is now available when
upgrading with Web Start 3.0 using the Solaris 8 Installation CD. The Patch
Analzer performs an analysis on your system to determine which (if any) patches
will be removed or downgraded by upgrading from the Solaris 8 release to a
Solaris 8 Update release.

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Early Access

This release includes an Early Access
(EA) directory with EA software. For more information, see the README on the Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 CD.